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Question

Alkaline earth metal salts are :

Options

A.paramagnetic
B.diamagnetic
C.ferromagnetic
D.all

Solution

General electronic configuration of second group metals is [Noble gas] ns2. As all electrons are paired, so the alkaline earth metal salts are diamagnetic.

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